. >> one last comment before i move on to don rehill, it is very valuable to have individuals like yourself who are both an election official but also a county clerk, engage in the discussion about the next generation of voting systems. for those of us to deal exclusively with voting systems we are a bit myopic at times about where we see government solutions going to. county clerks on the other hand, their offices are filled with applications that provide the kinds of services at a level and a cost point that their constituents are looking for beyond voting systems. i really like that perspective that you bring. as i said earlier many of us are following what you are doing with potential system and development. in part it is because of the insights that county clerks bring to that process beyond the voting perspectives. >> i would like to thank the eac for inviting me. excited to give testimony. i am deputy director of the new york city elections. everyone wants to hear about contingency plans for superstorm sandy so i will start that. upon learning of the approaching storm was developed a